October Volunteer of the Month

Announcing the October Volunteer of the Month:  Margo Burton!

ACTION: What has your nominee done or is currently doing?

As a WION Listener, Margo is also one of the familiar voices to the air waves by frequent call-ins to the Wednesday Morning Show with PB. It seems no matter what volunteer project Penny is talking about, Margo along with her friends and family are eager to help out. In Sept, Penny talked about preparedness and the "I WILL" theme surrounding Sept 11th: Day of Remembrance. Margo volunteers with gusto, living up to that phrase....I WILL!

NEED: What community need(s) does your nominee address?

One of the most recent "I WILL" moments was when Penny discussed the need for volunteers to face paint and supervise pumpkin painting during the Fall Festival at Bertha Brock Park. It is my understanding that Penny has recruited and supervised volunteers for this action for several years, however was being pulled elsewhere this year. Margo heard the call to action on WION Radio, and thought she knew of a group of volunteers who could help. And that was all it took!

IMPACT: What is different as a result of your nominee’s service?

With Margo's community support and network within the many volunteer organizations she regularly volunteers with, she was able to recruit and supervise the painting volunteers for the Bertha Brock Fall Festival. It is my understanding that over 400 baby pumpkins were donated by yet another WION Listener, and Margo supervised the painting area where youth were able to pick their pumpkin and paint a wonderful face and bright colors on them. As this project took place near our WION booth, I was able to enjoy watching youngsters participate in this project. It was not only a highlight to their day at the Fall Festival, but also a highlight to my day!

Margo also volunteers with the following groups:

Community Food Network

County-wide Food Drive Committee
Ionia Community Theatre
Ionia County CERT

Ionia Kids Club

Master Gardener's Association

Portland Branch Produce Patch

And probably many more that I do not know about!

If you volunteer with Margo and would like to add a story about her volunteer experiences, please send them to iccfoodnetwork@gmail.com!